Display-rack.



F. HENNERMANN.'

DISPLAY BACK. A I ABFLIOATION FILED Amm, 190s.

Patented sept. 29, .1908.

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DISPLAY-BACK,

i spee'icetion ef Lette-rs Patent.

Patented sept. 29, 190s.

f Appiieeripn :nea piii 1o, 190s.f `serial no. 426,322.

To all tt may '.crifrtcerrtp".V l 'j l Beit knownthat I, FRInDRIonHnnnnn- MANN, aV citizen of thel United States, residin at VanWert, in:the county of Van Wert an" State of Ohio, haveinvenlted new and usefulImprovements in i DisplayfRacks, of-V which the following isa secification. .Y

The invention re ates `to lan improvement in display racks, and isparticularly directed to a rack primarily ada ted for VVthe efectivedisplayof whi s or the ike.4 Y ,Y

The main otfject of thev resent invention is the production of a disp ayrackfmade u1 in skeleton form and constructed for the e 'e fectivedisplay of different varieties of whips,

the particular construction ofQ-thefrack servel ing to permit the`displayofqthe maximum number of whips without corresponding in-v creasein the size of the rack.V t

The inventionwill be described in the following specification, referencebeing had partiplilililrly to the accompanying drawings, in W c Figure 1is a perspective view of a rack` constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section'on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.` I yj partly in elevation, illustrating Ithe means for adjusting the topsection of the rack. ,f

1 Referringparticularly to the accompanye ing drawings, my improved rackcomprises a base member 1 having a rear straight edge 2 and a forwardcurved edgel 3, the edge portions of the base being projectedhabove thebody thereof so as to provide a rimeXtending around the base. YCentrally of the base there are provided oppositelycurved :ribs 4,

which` join each other at a point about centrally of the base andterminally coincide with the edge rim,` the ribs 4, togethery with theedge rim, dividing thebase into two main recessed whip `receiving,depressions 5 and 6. Rising from the base and removably secured theretoin any appropriate manner are' end standards 7` andcenter Standards 8,the former being connected (to the base at the juncture of the straightandcurved edges while the latter are disposed equidistant beyond thecentral point ofthe curved edge. Secured upon the standards 7 and 8 atvan appropriate distance'from the base 1 is a `section 9 of skeleton formand corresponding in size and shape to thebase section 1.` The section9, `which will be hereinafter termed theereceiving section, is providedwithin itsr edge boundary with ribs 10l corresponding to Fig. 3 is asectional view,

i the'ribs Lfof'the base section, 'said ribs in con-` junctionwith the`edge rib ofthe 'section' 9 dividing the space ywithinsaid rib intoopenings 11 and12'which correspond in size to= 60 j and are :dis oseddirectly above the recesses 5 and 6 in t e ybase section.' j ;v .rThestandardsv 7 are extended above the: receiving section While thestandards 8 ter?V minateinsaidsect-ion, the upper ends of thestandardsi'f being adapted `to receive an-` j other dis lay section13,;corresponding in of the section13'inany appropriate manner,

so that there is thereby a successiveseries'of spring gripping members'radiating from ther :curved edgeof the 'section l13, as clearlye 1Qshownin Fig. 1'. j

yare extended above thesurface ofthe sec- 1, tion 1'3, the terminals ofsaid'standards being Thestandards 7 and 14 85 longitudinally slitted at16 and formed withl projectin ears 17 for the.,reception of a `clamp bot 18, whereby the slitted ends of\ 9o the standards are in effectyclamps.V 'Mov-f ably secured in theends of thestandards .7 and 14 V'aresupporting rods 419, which rods include a vertically disposed section20: adapted toiit within lthe standard and an; :upper or? inclinedsection 21. t Thesections:

. 21 ofthe supporting rods incline toward the central point of therack,and are'formed atV their upper-ends to receive and support an'adjustable racksection '22. This` section is 100' also of skeleton formand rovided with intterior ribs 23` to formy openings 24and A251130;

correspond'with the openings in the other sections of the rack, it beingunderstood, however, that the upper` or adjusting section 1 0`5 is,owing to the inclination of the supporting rods, somewhat smaller thanthe remaining sections and that, therefore, the parts of the adjustablesection which correspond to parts of the other sections vary in directproportion as the size of the sections. The curved edge `of theadjustable section 22 is formed with a series of radiating lingers 26,while the inner surface of the edge rib of each opening 24 and 25 isalso formed with inwardly projecting 'lingers 27. rlhe lingers 26radiate from the curved edge of the adjustable section, .while thei'ingers 27 project inwardly toward each other from the edge of theadjustable section. The fingers 26 and 27 are of practically identicalstructure and are arranged relatively divergent, that is the adjacentedges of any two successive fingers diverge toward their free edges. Thelower or vertical portion 2O of the rods 21 Vare supported in thetubular ends of the standards 7 and 14, the clamps on the ends of saidstandards serving to permit the vertical adjustment of the rods 19 asdesired, thereby disposing the adjustable section 22 at any desireddistance from the section 13, whereby the upper rack including thesections 13 and 22 is adjustable to accommodate whips of differentlengths.

From the above description it will be apparent that the present displayrack includes two independent whip holding portions, one comprising thebase section and holding section 9 while the other comprises thereceiving section 13 and the adjustable section 22. The lower rack isadapted more particularly for whips ofthe drop top variety in which usethe Whips are deposited within either of the openings 11 and 12 with thebutt of the handie resting in the recess 5 or 6 of the base underlyingthe particular opening. In this position the whips are effectivelydisplayed and easily removed when desired for inspection or purchasewithout interfering with the remaining whips. The upper rack portionincluding the sections 13 and 22 are adapted for the reception of longwhips, in which use the whips or the snap end are inserted between theiingers 26 or 27 with the button or enlargement at the end of the whipstock resting on the upper surfaces of the lingers. The handle of thewhip is inserted in one of the spring clamps 15, whereby the whips aresecured in extended removable positions so as to effectively display thesame in a manner to permit the convenient removal of any whip whendesired. The section 22 is, of course, to be adjusted relative to thesection 13 to accommodate particular whips. By virtue of the straightedges of the various sections of the rack, whicn are, as described,arranged in alinement, the rack as an entirety is adapted to litsquarely against an upright surface, as a wall or the like, and therebyprovide for the display of the niaXimum number of whips withoutnecessitating a correspondingly increased size of the rack.

^ The parts described are preferably of light metal so that the desiredstrength is secured without excessive weight, it being understood,however, in this connection that I eontemplate the use of any desiredmaterial and of any sized parts necessary for the particular usedesired.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A display racl comprising a base sec tion having a straight edge anda curved edge, standards rising from the base section, a holding sectionsupported on said standards and corresponding in size and shajae to thebase section, said base section )eing formed with recesses, a holdingsection formed with openings to aline with said re cesses, an engagingsection corresponding in size and shape to the holding section and.supported in part by the standards rising from the base section, and astrip carried by the engaging section and formed to provide a scries ofclamps.

2. A display rack comprising a base section having a straight edge and acurved edge, standards rising from the base section, a holding sectionsupported on said standards and corresponding in size and shape to thebase section, said base section being formed with recesses, a holdingsection formed with openings to aline with said recesses, an engagingsection corresponding in size and shape to the holding section andsupported in part by the standards rising from the base section, a stripcarried by the engaging section and formed. to provide a series ofclamps, supporting rods adj ustably connccted to the standards risingfrom the base, and an adjustable section carriedv by said rods, saidadjustable section being formed with a series of radiating lingers tocooperate with the clamps for supporting the article to be displayed.

ln testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH lflENNERMANN.

Witnesses S. W. LONG, WILLIAM CAsn.

